Laser therapy and surgical treatment in transfusion-dependent patients with upper-gastrointestinal vascular ectasia

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 140-146

  Polese, Lino ^a   Angriman, Imerio ^a   Pagano, Duilio ^a   Tenderini, Maria L ^a   Polese, Francesca ^b   Frego, Mauro ^a   D'Amico, Davide F ^a   Norberto, Lorenzo ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Treviso Hospital   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diode laser; Gastrointestinal bleeding; Nd:YAG laser; Watermelon stomach

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIODE LASER; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEODYMIUM LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULCER; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL VASCULAR ECTASIA; VASCULAR SURGERY;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; LASER THERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TELANGIECTASIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

EID: 33748793358     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10103-006-0389-7     Document Type: Article

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